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Elena Herrada's Biography

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Full Name:

Elena M. Herrada

Gender:

Female

Family:

4 Children

Birth Place:

Detroit, MI

Home City:

Detroit, MI

Religion:

Detroit Catholic

MA, Industrial Relations, Wayne State University, 1992

BA, Criminal Justice, Wayne State University, 1980

Member, Detroit Public Schools Board of Education

Candidate, Michigan State House of Representatives, District 6, 2014

Candidate, Michigan House of Representatives, District 6, 2012

Instructor, Wayne County Community College, present

Coordinator, Master of Social Justice Program, Marygrove College

Adjunct instructor, Master of Social Justice, Marygrove College

Founder, Centro Obrero de Detroit, 2006-present

Board Member, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

Member, Detroit Human Rights Commission

Founder, Friends of Chicano Boricua Studies

Founder, Fronteras Nortenas

Board Member, Michigan Coalition for Human Rights

Awards:

Wayne State University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Collegian Award, 2011

Wayne State University, Criminal Justice Distinguished Alumni Award, 2011

Bill of Rights Defense Committee, Patriot Award Winner, 2011

Michigan Coalition for Human Rights Annual Dinner Award for Community Activism, 2009

MANA de Metro Detroit Adeilitas Award, 2003

Detroit City Council Women's Equality Day Award, 2009

Spirit of Detroit Award for Community Activism, 2009

Number of Grandchildren:

3

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